Paralegal Bootcamp
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Tips for Improving the Situation When You Work for a Difficult Boss. As paralegals, we often get difficult cases and even more difficult opposing counsel. However, when your boss is more difficult than either of those, it is time to reflect on the situation and what can be done to make the predicament better. We all know that paralegals work in an industry where stress is par for the course.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced Monday that it recovered over $56 million and that over 6,000 workers were offered reinstatement during the 2021 fiscal year, which was a dramatic increase from the previous fiscal year. The NLRB Office of Public Affairs confirmed that it recuperated $56,801,407 between October 2020 and September 2021.
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The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Elijah Anderson, whose pioneering studies of “street-corner culture” in Chicago and Philadelphia increased understanding of inner-city violence, and two scholars whose research changed thinking about the rehabilitation of former incarcerees, were named winners of the 2021 and 2022 Stockholm Prizes in Criminology. The awards, the most prestigious in the field of criminology, were announced simultaneously because of delays caused by the pandemic.
Patently O
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. We’ve been writing a lot about venue and mandamus petitions at the Federal Circuit. The cases continue to flow to the court, and will continue so long as appellate panels continue to entertain them. In October 2021, 10 new mandamus petitions were filed to the Federal Circuit in patent cases. 22-100 In re: Overhead Door Corporation (E.D.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
The Fashion Law
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
If a handful of newly-filed trademark applications for registration is any indication, Nike is preparing to head back into the metaverse. On the heels of partnering with gaming platform Roblox back in the 2019 and also receiving a utility patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for a “system and method for providing cryptographically secured digital assets” that same year, the Beaverton, Oregon-based sportswear titan filed four new intent-to-use applications late l
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The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
America’s harsh sentencing polices over the past three decades have condemned individuals to lengthy prison terms that offer little opportunity for rehabilitation, fail to provide them with a path for a successful return to civilian life, and have little impact on public safety, a webinar was told Wednesday. The emerging debate over changing the U.S. justice system’s emphasis on retribution and revenge at the expense of rehabilitation offers a long-awaited opportunity to reduce mass incarceratio
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, which doesn’t allow religious ememptions, is being enforced after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene Friday.
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
It is true that there are many hard and fast rules that must be followed. It is also equally true, however, that 'rules' are not really rules, but a matter of perspective or interpretation.
JURIST
OCTOBER 30, 2021
The European Parliament launched a lawsuit Friday against the European Commission for a mechanism that allows the freezing of EU payments to member states which failed to respect the rule of law principles. The mechanism in question links EU funds to the rule of law breaches. The lawsuit brought by the European Parliament will put countries including Poland and Hungary under investigation for potential violations.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Participants in the Center for Empowering Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Kansas, one of nine projects designated as “rural innovation sites” by the RJC. A program to recruit and train new attorneys in South Dakota and a center that helps survivors of trafficking and domestic violence in Kansas become entrepreneurs are among nine “rural innovation” sites which will receive support under an initiative to promote justice reform in the U.S. heartland.
The Fashion Law
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The metaverse is a network of always-on virtual environments in which people can interact with one another and digital objects, while operating virtual representations – or avatars – of themselves. Think of a combination of immersive virtual reality , a massively multiplayer online role-playing game and the web, and you have what is increasingly being referred to as the metaverse.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
E-discovery company Everlaw today became one of the few legal technology companies to join the elite ranks of unicorn status — companies valued at over $1 billion — with the announcement of a $202 million Series D funding at a valuation of over $2 billion. The news follows a year in which the company experienced 80% year-over-year growth. The company says that total cases on its platform have more than doubled since its $62 million Series C round in March 2020, and that its platform is now used
JURIST
OCTOBER 30, 2021
Srinivas Kodali, a Hyderabad-based privacy researcher, issued a legal notice Friday to the Commissioner of Hyderabad Police, Anjani Kumar. The release demands a halt to the illegal searches of mobile phones being carried out by police personnel across the city. The Internet Freedom Foundation , an organization dedicated to safeguarding the online freedoms and rights of Indian citizens, also assisted in sending the notice.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Research from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy has found that local jails in some counties receive up to 86 percent of their jail revenue by jailing individuals for the Kentucky Department of Corrections, stymying efforts for criminal justice reform and motivating counties to imprison more people to cover incarceration costs, reports WTVQ.com.
Intelligize Blog
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
For champions of corporate diversity, progress can often look like two steps forward, one step back. Case in point: Among companies in the S&P 500 Index, women now comprise 30% of the members of their boards of directors. On one hand, that’s a milestone for women in corporate leadership. On the other, given that 30% […]. The post Corporate Diversity Advances in Fits and Starts appeared first on Intelligize.
LawSites
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. This year, the competition added the announcement of a runner up and honorable mention in each category. A series of videos showcasing the winners in each category will be posted to the ALTA site between now and Nov. 10.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed the Driving Equality Act into law Wednesday, which will ban traffic stops for minor violations starting early 2022. The Driving Equality Act amends Title 12 to “clarify the appropriate methods and circumstances of enforcement of traffic violations in order to provide for the fair and transparent administration of the traffic violations, prevent racial disparities, and protect public safety.” It was originally passed by Philadelphia City Council i
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The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
When Mayor Jim Kenney signs the recently City Council-approved legislation, Philadelphia will become the first major U.S. city to ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations such as a broken taillight, reports USA Today. Critics of the stops say they prompt a disproportionate number of stops involving drivers of color. Former Chief Defender Keir Bradford-Grey said 72 percent of stops examined between October 2018 and September 2019 involved Black drivers; fewer than half the city&#
The Fashion Law
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
In non-metaverse Nike news , John Geiger Collection (“Geiger”) wants out of the lawsuit that Nike filed against it this summer, arguing that the Beaverton, Oregon-based sportswear behemoth has failed to make a case against it for allegedly infringing its famed Air Force 1 trade dress by way of lookalike sneakers. The case first got its start in January when Nike filed suit against footwear manufacturer La La Land Production & Design, and then added Geiger as a defendant in an ame
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Law firms should promote lawyer well-being by capping billable hours, encouraging full vacations and managing client expectations, according to a report released Monday by the…
JURIST
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
US Air Force Inspector General Lieutenant General Sami Said Wednesday provided his findings and recommendations on the August 2021 US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians. He stated that the drone strike was caused by a series of errors, including not noticing a child right before the strike, not by criminal negligence. . On August 29, a drone strike on a white Toyota Corolla sedan in Kabul killed 10 civilians, three men, and seven children.
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The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Photo by Rita Buchanan for NPR. While on patrol as a City of Roswell, Georgia, law enforcement professional in the early 2000s, one of us (Kalfani Turè) was dispatched to a signal Fifty-Four call, denoting a suspicious person or incident. According to the dispatcher, two “foreign” males were observed moving items into a U-Haul truck parked just two houses away from the complainant’s residence in a cul-de-sac.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Let attorneys be attorneys and leave the admin work to those who get paid to get it done. It’s a battle as old as WordPerfect versus Word: Should lawyers type? Since lawyers have keyboarding skills, how many can be assigned to one admin assistant? Two? Three? Five? Imagine all the cost savings … right? Wrong. Instead, imagine all the headaches. All the extra stuff that you, the lawyer, get to do — or worse, pile up because you are too busy to handle it.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Utah Supreme Court Justice Constandinos “Deno” Himonas, one of the major driving forces behind his state’s groundbreaking reforms opening up the legal marketplace to…
JURIST
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The New York Times released an investigation Sunday into police traffic stops in the United States. According to authors David D. Kirkpatrick, Steve Eder, Kim Barker, and Julie Tate, officers have killed more than 400 vehicle occupants who were “not wielding a gun or knife [or] under pursuit for a violent crime” in the last five years. Since 2016, only five officers have been convicted of crimes for their involvement in traffic stop killings, but city governments have paid more than
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